Issé (French pronunciation: [ise] ; Gallo: Isae, Breton: Izeg) is a commune on the banks of the river Don in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. It is situated 10 km southeast of Châteaubriant.

Issé
Isae (Gallo)
Izeg (Breton)
Old train station in the early 20th century
Old train station in the early 20th century
Coat of arms of Issé
Location of Issé
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Issé is located in France
Issé
Issé
Issé is located in Pays de la Loire
Issé
Issé
Coordinates: 47°37′29″N 1°27′00″W / 47.6247°N 1.45°W / 47.6247; -1.45
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentLoire-Atlantique
ArrondissementChâteaubriant-Ancenis
CantonChâteaubriant
IntercommunalityChâteaubriant-Derval
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Marc Lalloué[1]
Area
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38.66 km2 (14.93 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,794
 • Density46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
44075 /44520
Elevation22–76 m (72–249 ft)
Websitewww.isse.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,898—    
1975 1,909+0.08%
1982 1,896−0.10%
1990 1,821−0.50%
1999 1,776−0.28%
2007 1,815+0.27%
2012 1,846+0.34%
2017 1,833−0.14%
Source: INSEE[3]

Transport

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The train station reopened in 2014, serving tram-trains from the Pays de la Loire. The narrow gauge railway Issé–Abbaretz was an approximately 20 km (12 mi) long Decauville railway with a gauge of 600 mm (1 ft 11+58 in) between the open-cast iron ore mines near Le Houx and the railway stations of Issé and Abbaretz, which was mainly in operation 1913–1922 and 1928–1930.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE